广东省广州市培才高级中学高考英语复习课件：新人教选修10Unit1Nothingventurednothinggained-Readingtask（共43张）.ppt

S1: Yes, but I suppose he must always have had it in him to be a great composer and the deafness gave him an opportunity to concentrate on it. It doesnt mean he wasnt born a genius -- it just means he did not develop that skill fully at first. S2: OK. What other evidence is there? His compositions were good but not outstanding until the Fifth Symphony when be put all his feelings about his deafness into his music. It was this ability to express his emotions in music that made him a genius. That was the result of circumstances. S1: Of course youre right but his compositions were already well- known. He had the ability. Concentrating on it made it greater. Thats all. Anyway lets hear what the others have to say in the class debate, shall we? WRITING TASK Write a newspaper article putting forward your point of view about Beethoven. Remember to: * begin by describing your idea of a genius; * collect your ideas about whether Beethoven fits this description or whether he became a genius as a response to disaster in his life. Make each idea a new paragraph and set out a reason for each; * finish by repeating what you said in the first paragraph. Make it clear whether you believe Beethoven showed perseverance to become a genius in the face of terrible difficulties or whether he was a born genius. Some useful words and expressions Describing the effect of deafness Describing the effect of composing lonely alone isolated different awkward strange scared terrified desperate perseverant relief calm release success conquering concentrating overcoming demonstrating showing accepting Sample writing WHAT MAKES BEETHOVEN A GENIUS My idea of a genius is someone who has a